Particle beam irradiation apparatus and control method of the particle beam irradiation apparatus

a particle beam irradiation and control method technology, applied in the field control method of particle beam irradiation apparatus, can solve the problems of generating radioactive waste after therapeutic irradiation, limiting the influence of normal cells around the affected area, and not being able to precisely three-dimensional adjust the beam, etc., to achieve highly sensitive measurement of leakage dose and reliable measurement of beam dos
US8552408B2Active Publication Date: 2013-10-08NAT INST FOR QUANTUM & RADIOLOGICAL SCI & TECH +1
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NAT INST FOR QUANTUM & RADIOLOGICAL SCI & TECH
Publication Date
2013-10-08

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Abstract

Provided is a particle beam irradiation apparatus capable of highly reliable measurement of a dose of each beam and capable of highly sensitive measurement of a leakage dose caused by momentary beam emission. The particle beam irradiation apparatus according to the present invention includes: an emission control portion that controls emission and termination of a particle beam; a control portion that sequentially changes an irradiation position of the particle beam relative to an affected area; first and second dosimeters that measure dose rates of the particle beam directed to the affected area; and an abnormality determination portion that accumulates the dose rates output from the first and second dosimeters for each of predetermined determination periods to calculate first and second sectional dose measurement values and that performs second abnormality determination of determining that there is an abnormality and outputs an interlock signal for terminating the emission of the particle beam in at least one of a case in which the first sectional dose measurement value exceeds a predetermined first reference range and a case in which the second sectional dose measurement value exceeds a predetermined second reference range.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a particle beam irradiation apparatus and a control method of the particle beam irradiation apparatus, and particularly for directing a heavy particle beam of carbon, a proton beam, or the like to an affected area to treat cancer.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Today, cancer is the highest cause of death, and more than 300,000 people die of cancer every year. Under the circumstances, a particle radiation therapy using a carbon beam and a proton beam with excellent features of high therapeutic effects and few side effects is drawing attention. In the therapy, a particle beam emitted from an accelerator can be directed to cancer cells to destroy the cancer cells while reducing influence on normal cells.

[0003] In the therapeutic method, a currently used particle beam irradiation method is a method called a broad beam method. In the broad beam method, a diameter of the particle beam is expanded to a size greater than the affected area based on a ...

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